Station Review #152: Rising Sun & Olney Loop (SEPTA)


Rising Sun & Olney Loop is a SEPTA loop located at Rising Sun and Olney Avenues in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia. This loop was not selected to be remodeled in the 2010s. 

Bus Service and Connections

There are two buses that go here: 

  • 26 - Pulaski-Rittenhouse and Olney Transit Center to Frankford Transit Center: The 26 is normally a crosstown bus linking northwest, north, and northeast Philadelphia. Here though, this loop instead is only used for some peak short turns of the bus. 

  • 57 - Whitman Plaza to Rising Sun-Olney/Fern Rock Transit Center: This is a vertical bus that goes all the way across the city, mainly along 3rd/4th Streets, and then American Street, and eventually Front Street and Rising Sun Avenue. Most trips of this route end at this loop, with only some continuing to Fern Rock Transit Center

Additionally, there is one bus connection immediately nearby: 

  • 18 - Fox Chase to Cedarbrook Plaza: This is another crosstown bus, this one going along some well traveled roads like Rising Sun Avenue, Olney Avenue, and Chew Avenue. This is one of the most heavily used transit routes in the entire city. 

Tour

Gas station

This loop is immediately behind a gas station

The entire loop

The main passenger facilities

There's only a sign, shelter, and trash bin. No tactile strip here. 

The shelter

Former employee bathroom, maybe? 

I don't think anyone uses that small shack anymore. The door is painted over and there's no door handle. 

Former pay-phone

Points of Interest Near Rising Sun-Olney Loop

There's a gas station and dense rowhomes. There's also a very large Buddhist temple, a playground, and Tacony Creek Park. 

Statistics


Name: Rising Sun & Olney Loop
Agency: SEPTA
Line(s): 26, 57
Locality: Olney
City/Township: Philadelphia
County: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Ridership: 56 riders per average weekday

Amenity Checklist


Accessibility: ×
Employee bathrooms: ×
Bike Racks: ×
Clean: ×
Connections to other transit routes: ✓
Easy to get around: ✓
Existence is justifiable: ×
Lighting: ✓
Maps: ×
Safe to use: ×
Seating: ✓
Shelters: ✓
Something for fares: ×
Station in Good Condition: ×
Updated/Useful Signage: ×

Final Verdict: 1/10

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